Ciara has angered a
lot of people after she reposted a video telling single women that the reason
they are not married is because they are walking in the spirit of
"girlfriend". She then went on to advise women to "level
up" in order to get a husband.

The video she reposted
on social media was from a sermon by John Gray. In the sermon, Gray talked
about women acting like girlfriends instead of already acting like a wife prior
to marriage.

The mother-of-two
reposted the video with the caption: "#LevelUp. Don’t Settle."

But a lot of people
felt it was condescending and a way of letting single women feel they are
inferior to married women and it's their fault they can't get a husband. The
post sparked a debate on social media. Some said Ciara had a point seeing that
she is now in a loving marriage. While others reminded her that she also was in
the position of the single women she is now referring to and even had some bad
relationships prior to meeting Russell.

Cici Adams, a reporter
at People was one of those who called Ciara out on her post. Cici also
criticized John Gray's preachings as a whole and said women are constantly told
to be a certain way to attract a husband, whereas, no one ever tells men how to
behave to attract a wife.

Cici tweeted:
"Ciara telling women to “Level up” and live “like a wife” so they can b
married is astounding to me. Didn’t you need grace, mercy & compassion when
you were being dragged up and down the Internet for the Future situation? How
quickly ppl forget when they reach a perch of privilege."

Cici also posted a
meme letting Ciara know that she failed her though she was one of those rooting
for her.

Following the
backlash, Ciara posted an update explaining what she meant. See it below.